A man puts his newest XBox One on the floor after he purchased it at a Best Buy on Nov. 22 in Evanston, Ill. Microsoft has sold 2 million of the entertainment system.

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Brett Molina
| USA Today

Microsoft says it has sold more than 2 million Xbox One video game consoles worldwide since launching last month, as it attempts to keep up with rival Sony and its equally popular PlayStation 4.

The company says it's averaging more than 111,000 consoles sold per day since the Xbox One made its debut on Nov. 22, a week later than PS4.

"We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans," says Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of strategy and marketing for Xbox. "We are thrilled to see sales of Xbox One on a record-setting pace." ...